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# Digital Design Engineer

- **Company:** APR Consulting, Inc.
- **Location:** Manassas, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $140,171.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Computer Engineering, Digital Electronics, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, High-Level Architecture, Reverse Engineering, Software Engineering, Verification and Validation (Software), Static Timing Analysis, System on a Chip, Fpga Hardware, SC Clearance, Modeling and Simulation, Physical Design
- **Published:** June 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=509a657423b60d5a

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Validation design?, Do you have a Master's degree?, Education/Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related STEM field with 5+ years of experience OR Master's Degree with 3+ years of experience
Schedule: First Shift

Clearance Requirement: Secret Clearance Obtainable (U.S. citizenship required), * Strong experience with FPGA development and digital circuit design.

 * Knowledge of all phases of circuit card and hardware design.
 * Experience with hardware simulation, verification, and validation methodologies.
 * Understanding of synthesis, place and route, timing analysis, and power optimization.
 * Ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies and engineering concepts.
 * Experience handling complex technical assignments with minimal supervision.
 * Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
 * Experience reverse engineering existing hardware designs and modifying functionality to meet new requirements.
 * Strong collaboration skills with systems and software engineering teams.
 * Understanding of System-on-Chip (SoC) architectures with embedded processors on FPGA platforms.

Preferred:

 * Experience programming embedded processors within FPGA-based systems.
 * Knowledge of defense, aerospace, or mission-critical hardware development environments.
 * Experience supporting interdisciplinary engineering teams through full product lifecycle development.
 * Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.

## Description

* Design advanced digital electronics including FPGA development and circuit card design.
 * Define, design, verify, and document digital hardware solutions.
 * Determine architecture, perform system simulation, and establish detailed design approaches.
 * Define module interfaces and support all aspects of device design and simulation.
 * Evaluate design processes including high-level design, synthesis, place and route, timing analysis, and power utilization.
 * Develop and execute test and simulation plans to validate functionality and performance.
 * Verify test results and analyze system performance.
 * Perform verification and validation activities on target hardware platforms.
 * Provide technical leadership on interdisciplinary engineering projects.
 * Collaborate with systems and software engineering teams to ensure system-level functionality.
 * Support continuous improvement initiatives and identify opportunities to leverage AI and automation technologies.


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